A Bezoar Composed of Bilirubin Calcium, Calcium Carbonate, and Fatty Acid Calcium

A 68-year-old Japanese man was diagnosed with bezoar in the stomach, which was endoscopically retrieved. The bezoar was composed of bilirubin calcium, calcium carbonate, and fatty acid calcium. Due to the presence of bilirubin calcium in the bezoar, we performed imaging studies of the bile duct; gal...

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Main Authors: Masaya Iwamuro, Haruo Urata, Shoichiro Hirata, Toru Ueki, Tetsuro Hanabata, Sho Takeda, Akira Teraoka, Hiroyuki Okada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5742672